NWLL baseball scandal

[Anonymous]

It is about time parents stood up for their kids and their money. This league has been run like a cartel for far too long. It's time for new leadership across the board.

[Anonymous]

That coach and that league have a bit of a reputation within the DC little league community. None of this is remotely surprising.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That coach and that league have a bit of a reputation within the DC little league community. None of this is remotely surprising.

A "bit of a reputation" is a BIT OF AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could someone post the original 46 page letter? Former NWLL family, surprised at this (…but not surprised).

Please do not post the original letter as the writer, very inappropriately, named minors repeatedly in the document.

[Anonymous]

Next time I drive through AU Park and Georgetown Day School I’m just going to chuckle at all the social justice signs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone post the original 46 page letter? Former NWLL family, surprised at this (…but not surprised).

Please do not post the original letter as the writer, very inappropriately, named minors repeatedly in the document.

Someone posted the very long letter but I reported it and it was deleted. Totally inappropriate to post it because it listed the first and last name of 12 year olds and schools.

[Anonymous]

I have served on sports boards and have never had a group of other board members present nearly 50 pages of allegations against the other board members and the league. The allegations and incidents are so specific, that many have to be true.

One of the biggest issues with the NWLL board is that there are people that have been on the board for like 10 years plus. They have to go...it is absolutely unhealthy for that to exist...honestly, it is kind of insanity and if I was a spouse would tell my SO that they are done. It is a weird power trip for anyone to remain on a LL Board for that period of time.

[Anonymous]

Next time you are dealing with anyone affiliated with the board - it is clear who has a backbone to stand up for what is right.
I can imagine put in another situation what they would have done if someone had a knee on someone's neck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have served on sports boards and have never had a group of other board members present nearly 50 pages of allegations against the other board members and the league. The allegations and incidents are so specific, that many have to be true.

One of the biggest issues with the NWLL board is that there are people that have been on the board for like 10 years plus. They have to go...it is absolutely unhealthy for that to exist...honestly, it is kind of insanity and if I was a spouse would tell my SO that they are done. It is a weird power trip for anyone to remain on a LL Board for that period of time.

Ten years is a long time for anyone to serve on a volunteer community board. Are the NWLL elections held every year?
How exactly is the NWLL President chosen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Next time I drive through AU Park and Georgetown Day School I’m just going to chuckle at all the social justice signs.

“Hate has no place in our neighborhood (except that we hate to lose youth baseball games)”

[Anonymous]

Anyone who receive the letter send it to DC Little League or Little League International? Here is the contact for DC

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STATE LITTLE LEAGUE
Rico Bailey District Administrator
Washington, District of Columbia
Email: [e-mail]

Here is the email address for the East Regional:
[e-mail]
They encourage inquiries regarding:
Inquiries regarding all-stars (the Little League International Tournament of Little League).
Inquiries regarding the draft at the local league level.
Inquiries regarding elections at the local league or district level.
Inquiries regarding eligibility of players, managers, or coaches.
Inquiries regarding fundraising by the local league.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The letter explains all the waiver issues at great length for anyone who cares to read. There are criteria for granting a waiver and a process that needs to be followed if a player is eligible under the criteria. According to the letter there were a number of cases where players did not meet the criteria, the process was not followed, or both. And when other board members asked for documentation or explanations they were not provided. These are all allegations at this point but this is what the letter says.

One problem is in the long-serving senior staff in control of DCLL (and NWLL), which provides all of the space necessary for "confusion" over waiver requests and approvals. Once a season has ended, players and parents move on, the arguments are largely abandoned, and the un-published paperwork lost; this is an unusual case of parents being unwilling to relent, and it would be productive for the community to listen. That these were two NWLL division commissioners is staggering, as is--as noted--the absence of 6 NWLL Board Members from the response.

If the eligibility issues are pursued, there is a clear pattern of behavior with NWLL and its President.

For example, in 2022, a player who had continuously resided and attended school in a different DC LL territory since at least kindergarten, and who--most importantly--played on that league's 2021 10-12 All Stars was surprisingly granted a waiver to play for NWLL in 2022. That player was on Davenport's Majors team in Spring, 2022, and was on the NWLL team that won DC and proceeded to the LL regionals.

The player's father and the President of NWLL are long-time colleagues as employees of DC DPR, and this was the second child to have switched registration to NWLL for 12U. (the first reportedly received a school-based waiver that appeared legitimate to all, and while disappointing to some, was not controversial.)

To the LL community that was aware of the situation, this was as clear a case of poaching as it could be--there was no school change, no residence change, and no season/season registration grandfathering.

Why the LL president (or the CCLL president, whose league lost to NWLL in the championship game) did not pursue a challenge is a question one should pose to them. Maybe they did and it was denied. Maybe it was abandoned as futile. The involved communities are in the dark, because the waivers are not made available, and the entire process operates under the implied (at least) threat of retaliation--as can be seen in the present dust-up.

A little sunlight here would go a long way toward ensuring the integrity of DC Little League for benefit of the kids, rather than for a handful of adults playing fantasy baseball with 12 year-olds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The letter explains all the waiver issues at great length for anyone who cares to read. There are criteria for granting a waiver and a process that needs to be followed if a player is eligible under the criteria. According to the letter there were a number of cases where players did not meet the criteria, the process was not followed, or both. And when other board members asked for documentation or explanations they were not provided. These are all allegations at this point but this is what the letter says.

One problem is in the long-serving senior staff in control of DCLL (and NWLL), which provides all of the space necessary for "confusion" over waiver requests and approvals. Once a season has ended, players and parents move on, the arguments are largely abandoned, and the un-published paperwork lost; this is an unusual case of parents being unwilling to relent, and it would be productive for the community to listen. That these were two NWLL division commissioners is staggering, as is--as noted--the absence of 6 NWLL Board Members from the response.

If the eligibility issues are pursued, there is a clear pattern of behavior with NWLL and its President.

For example, in 2022, a player who had continuously resided and attended school in a different DC LL territory since at least kindergarten, and who--most importantly--played on that league's 2021 10-12 All Stars was surprisingly granted a waiver to play for NWLL in 2022. That player was on Davenport's Majors team in Spring, 2022, and was on the NWLL team that won DC and proceeded to the LL regionals.

The player's father and the President of NWLL are long-time colleagues as employees of DC DPR, and this was the second child to have switched registration to NWLL for 12U. (the first reportedly received a school-based waiver that appeared legitimate to all, and while disappointing to some, was not controversial.)

To the LL community that was aware of the situation, this was as clear a case of poaching as it could be--there was no school change, no residence change, and no season/season registration grandfathering.

Why the LL president (or the CCLL president, whose league lost to NWLL in the championship game) did not pursue a challenge is a question one should pose to them. Maybe they did and it was denied. Maybe it was abandoned as futile. The involved communities are in the dark, because the waivers are not made available, and the entire process operates under the implied (at least) threat of retaliation--as can be seen in the present dust-up.

A little sunlight here would go a long way toward ensuring the integrity of DC Little League for benefit of the kids, rather than for a handful of adults playing fantasy baseball with 12 year-olds.

The reason CCLL might not have said anything is they’ve been accused of similar behavior in the past. About six years ago was a CCLL player who was great and no one knew where he lived. I think all the LLs do it. Little league is such a special time, I don’t see why parents / leadership need to engage in this behavior.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Media, PA, so this thread just made me even more excited that Media beat NWLL to make it to the LLWS!

Delco vs The World!

[Anonymous]

My admittedly limited understanding of waiver players is that they’re ineligible for all-star teams for the year they move over, so that kid shouldn’t have been eligible in 2022 but could’ve been eligible in 2023 (if still of age).